My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

And behind him.

Si Zi jumped and skipped happily, holding Empress Zhangsun's hand.

"Great! I'm going to pack my bag now! Time for team building!"

The hall was filled with cheerful laughter.

Night falls.

As dusk settled over Chang'an, the Prince of Qin's residence remained serene.

Li Chen sat at his desk in the study.

The map in front of him was not a map to the Buddhist kingdom.

Instead, it was a meticulously drawn palace blueprint, marked with various array key points.

If Li Shimin were here, he would definitely break out in a cold sweat.

Because of what's drawn on this drawing.

It was none other than the private treasure vault of the Tang Dynasty emperor!

Li Chen was toying with a special talisman for breaking formations in his hand.

A sinister, villainous smirk slowly curled at the corner of his mouth, a smile that seemed to thrive on chaos.

"Old Deng, oh Old Deng."

"If you won't give it to me, do you think I won't take it myself?"

Li Chen stood up and slowly disappeared into the shadows of the study.

The night wind blew by, leaving only a light, fleeting whisper.

"I hope your heart can handle this little surprise when I leave..."

Two days later.

Deep within the Taiji Palace, a giant teleportation array emanating ancient spatial fluctuations has been fully activated.

The dazzling array light illuminated the surrounding blue bricks, turning them a silvery white.

In the center of the teleportation array.

Princess Sizi of Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty is dressed exceptionally beautifully today.

She was wearing a light yellow fitted dress and had a bulging pink crossbody bag slung across her shoulder.

He was wearing a pair of small leather boots engraved with a whirlwind formation.

What's most eye-catching is the fluffy thing perched on her head.

The guardian beast Fatty Four used its supernatural power of changing size to shrink itself into a black and white patterned "mink hat".

She was lying lazily between Sizi's two little buns, fast asleep.

"Mother, Father, Crown Prince, we're leaving now!"

Sizi waved her chubby little hands excitedly, her big eyes full of anticipation for the unknown world.

Outside the array.

Empress Zhangsun's eyes were slightly red, her face full of reluctance and worry.

If she hadn't known that Sizi possessed that incredible life-saving trump card, she would never have let her beloved child leave.

"Chen'er, be careful on the road."

Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Chen, who was standing next to Si Zi, and gave him earnest advice.

"Don't be reckless when things happen. If anything seems amiss in that little world, bring your sister back immediately. And whatever you do, don't get carried away playing."

Li Chen, dressed in a clean and neat blue long robe, nodded with a smile.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what I'm doing."

Li Chen turned his head and his gaze fell on Li Shimin, who stood beside him with his hands behind his back.

A meaningful, radiant smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

"Father, your son is going into great danger."

Li Chen cupped his hands in a respectful gesture toward Li Shimin, his tone exceptionally sincere.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Your Majesty. I have brought everything I need and will certainly live up to Your Majesty's expectations."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin stroked his beard with a smug look.

He thought Li Chen was still being sarcastic about not getting his life-saving trump card, and he felt a sense of relief.

This kid has finally gotten his comeuppance in front of me.

"Alright, stop being so sour."

Li Shimin waved his hand, adopting the demeanor of a strict father.

"When you go out there, don't disgrace our Great Tang Dynasty. Come back as soon as possible!"

"Buzz—!"

As Li Shimin finished speaking.

The teleportation array's light instantly reached its peak, and a silver beam of light shot into the sky, piercing through the void.

The wind howled.

When the light faded, the center of the formation was completely empty.

Li Chen and Si Zi's figures completely disappeared from the Taiji Palace.

Looking at the empty formation, Empress Zhangsun sighed softly.

Li Shimin, with his hands behind his back, hummed a little tune, in a very good mood.

"Guanyinbi, don't worry, this boy is very clever, he won't suffer any losses..."

however.

The Emperor of Tang had not yet finished speaking.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

The chief eunuch Wang De scrambled over from a distance.

He ran so fast that his hat was askew, and his face was filled with terror and deathly paleness.

"What kind of behavior is this, all this panic!"

Li Shimin frowned. "What happened?"

Wang De knelt on the ground with a thud, his voice trembling as if he had seen a ghost.

"Your Majesty... Your private treasury... Something has happened!"

boom!

Li Shimin's mind went blank.

He completely disregarded the emperor's dignity and directly activated his Void Refinement stage magic power.

With a "whoosh".

He vanished from his spot in an instant, teleporting directly to the private treasure pavilion behind the Taiji Palace.

This was the last private treasury of the Tang Dynasty emperor.

It contains his top-tier private savings accumulated over the years through his campaigns across the country and even from various secret realms.

When Li Shimin kicked open the heavy treasure vault door made of ten-thousand-year-old black iron.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

The treasure pavilion should have been filled with top-grade spirit stones and hung with high-level magic treasures.

now.

It's so clean that even a mouse that goes in would come out with tears in its eyes!

The shelves are empty.

The medicine bottle is gone.

Even the few top-quality jade bricks that were laid on the ground to gather energy were forcibly pried off!

In the very center of the treasure pavilion, in the open space.

A wooden sign stood there all alone.

On the wooden sign was a note written in cinnabar, the handwriting flamboyant and exuding an undisguised arrogance.

With trembling hands, Li Shimin tore the note off.

It says:

Since Father Emperor refuses to provide a trump card for survival, how can I, as his son, allow him to bear the stigma of favoritism?

Your son has no choice but to rely on himself for sustenance.

[Thank you, Father Emperor, for your generous donation of top-tier magical artifacts and exquisite spirit stones! Your Majesty, I will repay your immense kindness in the next world!]

[—Your most filial and obedient son, Li Chenliu.]

Look at this note.

Li Shimin's breath caught in his throat.

He felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, as if someone had struck his chest hard with a large iron hammer.

"Li...Chen..."

The Tang emperor gripped the note tightly.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes instantly turned bloodshot.

A furious rage, reaching its peak, shot straight into the sky like a volcanic eruption!

"The traitor!!!"

"Aaaaaah! My hidden treasures!!!"

The stern and indignant roar shook the entire Taiji Palace violently.

at the same time.

On the edge of the Buddhist Kingdom's territory lies a small, subordinate world called "Xuanshui Realm".

"Splash—"

Above a vast, boundless primeval forest.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the space.

Li Chen, holding Si Zi's hand, landed steadily on a soft patch of grass from the void.